The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
Find out more about space activities in our 23 Member States, and understand how ESA works together with their national agencies, institutions and organisations.
Exploring our Solar System and unlocking the secrets of the Universe
Go to topicProtecting life and infrastructure on Earth and in orbit
Go to topicUsing space to benefit citizens and meet future challenges on Earth
Go to topicMaking space accessible and developing the technologies for the future
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Europe must have the ambition to have a space programme and a space agency that is world-class and is leading. In March 2021, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher took office and presented Agenda 2025. Working with the ESA Member States, ESA defined the Agenda, which for the next four years, puts ESA and puts space on track in order to be among the top space agencies in the world.
Agenda 2025 will bring European space to the next level. To meet our ambitions for a green, digital, safe and inclusive Europe and world, we need to accelerate the use of space in Europe.